counsel's investigation into the president for possible obstruction of justice, we are now joined by carrie johnson. she's the justice correspondent for npr. carrie, welcome back to the program. >> happy to be here. >> woodruff: first of all, define fur us what is obstruction of justice? >> there's a bunch of obstruction of justice statutes on the books, judy, but if plain language, it means trying to interfere with or impede an official proceeding, something lick a grand jury investigation, a conditional investigation, and prosecutors would have to prove some kind of bad intent by the person involved. >> woodruff: and so tell us what you have been able to learn about how the special counsel is looking into this. and by the way, it's been reported that they're also looking into potential financial misdeeds. >> yeah, the special counsel investigation appears to be running on three tracks now, one probing any russian interference in the election, two, probing any financial misdealings and connections with that interference by associates of the trump campaign and russians, and urge three, probing obst

she was in the room for both of today's senate hearings; and, carrie johnson, justice correspondent for npr. thank you both. lisa, i'm going the start with you. you were in the room. tell us what you were seeing and what you were hearing that we couldn't see on television. >> well, it was extraordinary. we just continued. it was a rather remarkable hearing, not just because there was yet again a line going out the door and down the hallway to attend it, but i think because we saw a very serious questions from both republicans and democrats and attorney general sessions and about the role of the trump administration and trump campaign in their meetings with russia. i took away that this was a serious investigation, that senators are trying to show the american people, in particular with this very public hearing, that they're tackling this, that there are still a lot of questions left after today's hearing, as well, you easy. >> woodruff: so carrie johnson, you cover the justice department. you've been watching this from that perspective. what did you hear new today in the testimony by th

i think lawmakers do, too. >> woodruff: carrie johnson who covers the justice department for npr, our own lisa desjardins at the capitol. thank you both. and we turn now to our panel of former justice department officials. george terwilliger served as former deputy attorney general and acting attorney general under president george h.w. bush. walter dillinger served in the clinton administration as assistant attorney general and acting solicitor general. and, carrie cordero. she served in the justice department under presidents george w. bush and obama, where she worked on matters of national security. now, first, one issue today was former f.b.i. director comey's testimony about a february meeting in the oval office, when everyone else left, and the president asked him to stay. democratic senator mark warner today pressed attorney general sessions on that. >> mr. comey's testimony last week was that he felt uncomfortable when the president asked everyone else to leave the room. he left the impression that you lingered, perhaps a sense that you felt uncomfortable about it as well. >>

the article goes on to say jenna davis, johnson's colleague carried johnson to the crematorium, that's where johnson woke up, screamed for 15 seconds and then died. it turns out the article is not true for several reasons. here's the first one. if you scroll down to the bottom of the website, it says quote, all characters, even those based on real people are entirely fictional. the site is a satirical website. plus the picture of the man they claim is henry paul johnson is actually a photo of christopher plumlee from mississippi. he is very much alive, and this is from a mug shot arrest in 2015. we located plumlee, and spoke with him by phone, to discuss any future legal actions against the site. >> i'm not an attorney, and i believe that that company. i'm from outside of mississippi. i don't know that we've got a pool of attorneys here that would be able to do something about that. i would love to. i'd like to get a dollar for every click. >> plumlee says he asked world news daily to remove his photo, but they haven't responded. so the next time you see this article posted online, be

npr and carrie johnson my colleague at npr reported that mueller met with justice department and whitee officials but the idea he also met with the president himself is new to me, at least. >> woodruff: stu rothenberg, these are -- the story just keep bubbling up about mr. mueller, mr. comey, the president, the russia investigation. this is a white house that, this week, is trying to clearly get away from this. >> right. >> woodruff: they've labeled it workforce development week. can they have -- can they make any progress in changing direction when you have this kind of conversation going on? >> i think it's a great idea they should try to change the discussion and narrative, but in this case as you point out, too much is going on. during workforce development week, tomorrow we have testimony on the hill, two attorneys general announcing they will sue the president over emoluments clause. the 9th circuit court issued an opinion upholding the travel ban. it's as if the president has already kind of broken so many bottles and glasses that there is glass strewn ant floor and any step he

carry through the holiday. >> we're going to increase temperatures mr. johnson and humidity.n't keep it at bay much longer. we'll start with the four day holiday weekend. it's going to start hot. low 90s. low 90s on sunday. a couple of storms. low 90s on monday, and 91 or so on tuesday with yes, the 4th, some storms possible. not a wash out. but the humidity is going to stay in check for maybe 3 more days. speaking of 3, i think we're in pretty good shape. 84 today for a high. the humidity, i've been harping on this all day, is so low. a live look at the ballpark. we're hosting the cubs tonight. you can watch it here at 7:00. dew point still in the upper 40s. humidity only 31%, but about as good as it gets in june. cooling morning camp, temps 59 to 70. nice tomorrow, yes, we're tracking a few stray showers, not yellow weather alert worthy at all. warmer on wednesday, but still nice. humidity still in check. the 90s are lurking. 90 on thursday. 91 friday, and 92 on saturday. okay. looking at tomorrow morning, 61 in la playa. 50s to the north. a really comfortable start. even 6

johnson: the russian government. >> based on your experience, this attack could've been carried out not just by russia, but foreign adversaries, is that right? mr. johnson: yes, certain nation state actors have those capabilities. mr. swalwell: it also could've been carried out by terrorist groups, is that right? mr. johnson: the level of sophistication we saw last year, i am not sure the terrorist organizations that i'm familiar with would have that level of sophistication and capability. but it is an emerging threat. mr. swalwell: certainly by cyber criminals? mr. johnson: yes. mr. swalwell: you described the cost of this attack is a cast that we find ourselves in here today. we are holding hearings and as you describe, we not working on issues like health care. mr. johnson: the people's business, correct. i think that's one of them, yes. mr. swalwell: and would you agree the first step to solving a problem, have you heard of this quote or idea, is to acknowledge that a problem exists? mr. johnson: sure, yes. mr. swalwell: why do you think that president trump will not state that russ

johnson knew that would be a huge hurdle in court. >> based on my experience in courts with juries, a medical examiner carries a lot of weight. >> reporter wallace showed the m.e. a 96-page power point presentation of all their evidence including those measurements, hoping something would sway him. the presentation worked. the medical examiner changed his ruling to homicide. it sounds like one of the things that got the medical examiner to move from inconclusive to homicide was the measurements of the crime scene suggested that her body was too far from where mr. truman said she'd been shot. >> exactly. >> reporter: so after a ten-month investigation, the orem p.d. and the d.a.'s office arrested truman and charged him with murder. >> my mom called me and i fell to the ground crying and so happy that he was finally behind bars. >> reporter: going into trial, what did you think? >> i thought we had a strong circumstantial case. >> reporter: at trial the prosecution argued domestic violence ending in homicide. the defense, self-inflicted gunshot wound. the jury sided with the state. conrad truman was convicted of heidy's murder. >> it was l

this is something president kennedy agreed to before the assassination, but johnson not only carries through with it, withstanding a lack of enthusiasm within the bureaucracy, but he also later, after the 1967 war, let them come to the ranch, as a way of signaling a special connection. he is the first american resident to provide israel offensive weaponry. john kennedy break the taboo on providing weapons, but he provides hock anti-aircraft missiles. johnson is the first to provide tanks and aircraft. before he leaves, he makes the decision to provide f4 again something opposed by the state department and the pentagon, unless at a minimum, we have conditions on the israelis related, in the case of the pentagon to israel in theg the nbt -- case of the state department, israel withdrawing from the territories. johnson overrides their opposition. here is a guy who demonstrates over time this kind of unmistakable commitment, and a resistance to what he faces when he is president within the bureaucracy. ofn you look at the wekak may 14, when forces are , until july -- there is a whole ser

the daily mail focusses on the foreign secretary boris johnson saying he is set to launch a bid to become prime minister. it also carries a picture of former top gear presenter, richard hammond, who was involved in a car crash during filming in switzerland. the telegraph says theresa may may be in downing street but she has no power after losing her majority in parliament. the paper says senior tories are jostling in an unofficial race to replace her. the sunday times claims as many as five cabinet ministers are urging borisjohnson to oust theresa may. the express leads with the resignation of theresa may's two closest advisers nick timothy and fiona hill. it's headline refers to them as "toxic." a great deal to discuss, mostly focusing on the conservatives. we will also mention labour at some point. the observer. blocking the dup coalition. i wonder how or the dup coalition. i wonder how or the dup would have been on the coalition. the experience the lib dems had in 2015, the formal coalition running the country for five years, it was disastrous for them. they were almost completely wiped out as a party. there is no ap

senior naomi ro fwmbings ie and sophomore abbey johnson both carried the team by scoring four and six goals, respectively. these student athletes work extremely hard not only on the lacrosse field but also in the classroom. our community is proud of their hard work and dedication. i'm delighted to share that these young him rose to the occasion and claimed another championship. congratulations to the eden prairie eagles on their championship. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one inute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. rise today to recognize the 50th anniversary of herkimer college. established in 1966 as new york state's 29th community college, it opened its doors for classes in 1967. the inaugural class con sented of 221 freshmen and for the first four years it held classes on the upper floors of the old remington arms factory in new york. ms. ten nee: in 197 -- ms. tenney: like the village of herkimer and herkimer county, herkimer college is proud to share its name with a revo

loudermilk bout his proposal to allow concealed carry permit from other states to be legal in the district of columbia. then "usa today's" kevin johnson will talk about his report on the need for more security personnel at federal maximum security prisons. watch "washington journal" live on c-span, tuesday at 7:00 a.m. >> recently on c-span, williams college student zachary wood at a senate judiciary committee hearing on free speech on college campuses. >> the president of williams college unilaterally canceled the speaker. enacteder the president new policy that makes it difficult to bring new speakers to the college. find it -- >> congresswoman diana degette on the opioid crisis in the u.s. >> i was sitting next to the denver public librarian, and i said what are the issues you're facing at the denver public library. i thought she'd say cybersecurity or access to books she said, you know, we have people overdosing in the library every day and we need to get our librarians naloxone so they can give toyota people who have overdosed. a at the denver public library. >> and senator john mccain at the hearing of deputy defense nominee pat

the daily mail focusses on the foreign secretary boris johnson saying he is set to launch a bid to become prime minister. it also carriesrichard hammond, who was involved in a car crash during filming in switzerland. the telegraph says theresa may may be in downing street but she has no power after losing her majority in parliament. the paper says senior tories are jostling in an unofficial race to replace her. the sunday times claims as many as five cabinet ministers are urging borisjohnson to oust theresa may. the express leads with the resignation of theresa may's two closest advisers, nick timothy and fiona hill. its headline refers to them as ‘toxic‘. lets kick—off, peter. have the 0bserver — theresa may's premiership in peril. threat of mp rebellion blocks dup coalition. this has been overta ken blocks dup coalition. this has been overtaken since it went to press, because this is based on the idea that there was definitely going to bea that there was definitely going to be a deal between the tories and the dup. subsequently, despite the government announcing that the yesterday evening, we had the announcement from

foreign secretary boris johnson was among the first to react to the findings reaffirming the accusation towards syria's government of carrying out the deadly attack first despite the fact that the o.p.c. w. findings name those responsible that will be up to a joint investigative mechanism of the u.n. and the o.p.c. w. to find. earlier wrote the russian foreign ministry sharply criticize washington's claims that says syria's government is planning a chemical attack in the country the ministry is concerned that terrorists could take advantage of the threats coming from washington and curry of false flag attacks to encourage u.s. military action movie went to the u.s. state department to get their response to that. the u.s. officials refused to confirm the claims with any facts the situation looks like a massive probation both military and informational when. i look at the u.s. experts and then he said openly that extremists could use these claims by washington provocations and shift blame onto the syrian government recent statement from the white house alleging that the syrian government was planning an upcoming chemical attac

reach a conclusion about who carried out the attack now despite that that hasn't stopped the leaders of the united states figures in the u.s. state department boris johnson in the u.k. from saying that they know for a fact that the syrian government is to blame let's take a listen to what they've said i've got. the finger points at the but sad regime and we've got a european council coming up where we will drive all in with the u.k. campaign to impose sanctions on those responsible the us has already brought out sanctions on three hundred people as a result of this people who drop chemical weapons all innocent people should be held to account we know that assad has used chemical weapons on his own people and he's done that repeatedly including it states against the world that including women and children destruction and we have all seen that we have all seen the video and there is no debate about that. now the report presents no evidence showing who is actually responsible for the chemical attack but that doesn't seem to matter to certain people. not moments ok thanks going to believe it was kill him up in force with the details in that report when he di

johnson didn't. macarthur didn't. they understood it. grant repeatedly declared that he would carryut any order, whether he agreed with it or not if he came up against an order he could not and can't disobey, he would resign. e left no such declarations, but he harbored virtually identical sentiments about 80 and subordination -- duty and subordination. neither had any evident ego getting in their way, though they had human blind spots. print would never admit he had been surprised on the first day at shiloh. he is about the only one who did not admit it. you will note the wonderful saying that's probably apocryphal fishermen he said surprised? hell no. we were astonished. [laughter] grant will never admit lee traveled him when he crossed the james. let me add a bit of dimension to the story of lee's final campaign towards appomattox. what is little known today because i think a lot of the sources they might have had went up in flames with richmond, and also many of the people involved and we never spoke about it. it is quite right what ralph said. lee told jubal early in 1864 if it

government on the boris johnson has put in at least sixty five million to this organization what we have seen happening here is a terrorist act whether it is carried out by the southern front or whether it was participated in and carried out by a member of the white house and that's where is the accountability the statement from the white helmet states that they have sucked this individual for violating that code of ethics where is the accountability of the u.s. and u.k. government funding organizations whether it is to stop them from or it is the white how much that i've potentially participated not only in this. water and dismemberment of syrian arab army soldier prisoners of war but i've done flyers previously and have been caught out doing so previously including one month ago where the white how much was seen chairing the extrajudicial execution of a prisoner by saying extremist organizations and. the one held it so they received a lot of coverage have a plane the mainstream media praiseful for the lives they say it was well why do you think there is such media saw it so i mean surely something as controversial as this should be hitting the h

the big rigs carry the race cars of big name drivers like junior, johnson and kane. the procession begins at noon and will go through sacramento no interstate 80 and end up at the raceway for sunday's toyota 350. >> >> raiders quarter back can focus on football. he announced in morning that here's seened a new deal with the team, he tweeted now it is done, i have want today be a raider for life, one step closer to that, let's just play now. >> contract deals are not being released but the authorities say a five year deal for $25 million each year. that would make him the highest paid player in the nfl, putting him ahead former stanford quarterback who earned $26 million playing for colts. >>> it may be hot out there but it is not as hot as your car thermometer is telling you, up next why experts say that thermometer you see on the dash board cannot be trusted. >> neighbors throw out questions after two men are shot dead in brentwood and police say they have the suspect in custody. ect in custody. we have traffic that's slow. a couple of new incidents in east bay. i w

. >> it is possible inmate johnson has been in 15 fights but we only have four recorded incidents. >> thompson's latest conflict with giovanni harris carriede serious consequences than others. not only did thompson receive ten days in disciplinary segregation but harris decided to file a criminal assault charge that could potentially extend thompson's stay. and the jail decided to place thompson in the long-term segregation unit known as ad seg to keep him away from population. >> i think admin seg is a great place for someone like thompson, especially after he told us the story about him getting in a fight with someone ee previously over peanut butter. i don't think he can cope well with the general population. >> i glad they did. i have a lot more self-control than last time. if i would have stayed in population i probably would have had a fight because of who i am. i can't let nobody play me or disrespect me in no way shape or form. so yeah, i probably would have fought again probably. everything is a choice. that's what i been reading in this bible. i need to change my ways, critical thinking and everything. >> is that easier said than

would allow concealed carry permits from other states to be legal in the district of columbia, particularly for congressmen. and congressman welch will join us. "usa today's" kevin johnson will talk about his report on the need for more security personnel at federal maximum security prisons. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. >>> at a senate appropriations subcommittee here on the 2018 budget request for the national institutes of health, director dr. francis collins talked about the work in diabetes, alzheimer's, cystic fibrosis, cancer research, and opioid addiction. this is two hours.

carry on? of course, inevitably, the sunday papers are now full of speculation about whether there will be a leadership challenge. boris johnson situation?” expect him to do that. what is your reading of the situation? i think it hangs in the balance. we will probably find out over the next two or three days whether or not there area or three days whether or not there are a group of mps coalescing around boris. i think he is the obvious alternative. my understanding is that the one thing the cabinet and, in fact, all the tory mps are afraid of is another election in autumn they really worry at this point that they really worry at this point that they may lose. jeremy corbyn very much has momentum and is theresa may doesn't step aside and let someone else in, then it looks as if they may have defied jeremy corbyn again and, this time, they may not win. thank you very much. the sunday mirror has an interview withjeremy corbyn today saying he was preparing for another election. we will talk to alistair campbell, a former labour politician later on. just approaching 630. stay with us. the lines are up next. —— headlines are up lin

carry this tray across the ballroom. >> what does david have wrong, matt? >> first, i think the specifics on the numbers is one of the problems with the cbo. ron johnson estimating the impact on healthcare policies we get it wrong a lot. it is complicated to know what people will do. i'll give you an example. in the most recent cbo analysis they talked about 15 million people the mandate goes away might choose not to get healthcare coverage. year after year as obamacare stays in place, people avoid the mandate but choose not to continue healthcare coverage. i'd rather have a tax credit for somebody to buy the healthcare insurance they want than force them onto medicaid. medicaid is better than nothing. >> it doesn't help if you don't have enough money to pay the taxes that offset the subsidy. >> these are refundable tax across you get even if you don't pay income taxes. some republicans think it is too generous but the off-ramp they have chosen. >> that would be a subsidy. >> you make a really good point. the difference between a tax credit and -- >> the difference between what you pay in taxes and abatement thereof. if it's money in their pocket, tha

johnson of wisconsin and bernie sanders of vermont. plus, the democrats' loss in georgia leads to calls for nancy pelosi to step down. >> you have to carry this toxic brand an your back. >> she says she's not going anywhere. >> i think i'm worth the trouble. >> for democrats to win the house do they need a new candidate for speaker? democrats on both sides of the issue join me this morning. also, russian election meddling and this stunning statement from an obama administration official. i feel like we sort of choked. what we now know about what the obama white house knew and when it knew it. joining me for insight and analysis are syndicated columnist george will, helene cooper of the "new york times," nbc news's hall jackson and mark leibowitz. welcome to sunday. it's meet the press. >> from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history celebrating its 70th year. this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> good morning. this was a week that brought into no cuss more clearly than ever the hardening of political cultures. one left, right, blue, red, liberal and conservative. from the election in georgia to debat

if it incites riots there are controls congressman johnson, you're a former member of the air force kind of an uncomfortable question here. do you carryi am a concealed firearms carrier and i'd like to comment on what jerrod just said i'm a little older than jerod. i can remember back in the '60s and i'm sure your viewing audience can, too, when america saw the vietnam war and all of its horror and saw war for the first time and it changed our culture. that played out on our college campuses today through networks and a - 24-hour a day news cycle again, i'm not blaming the media for today's event, this was a perpetrator, but we have to understand the american people are seeing inside of the american governing machine from a perspective they've never seen it before. we disagree on something at noon today. by 6:00 everybody all over the country knows about it and they're picking sides. it has always been difficult, contentious, but it has grown the most fabulous on the planet and that's what we have to get back to believing. >> congressmen, be safe. thank you for joining us here on cnbc >> thank you very much >> thank you >> back to bus

johnson sirleaf wrote him a letter the city have to help us. you have a history.the french and the british are going to help but youhas to, and i was really carries how he would respond. >> it was very controversial. >> it was a really big deal. and his response on ebola i think made up in my mind in many ways for what i thought was a week africa policy overall. >> i actually think he did do some significant initiatives on africa. but anything he did or said considering that he was accused of being a canyon that stuck into the united states, it was deathly hard for him to have an association. so i want to know a couple of things. did any of the women leaders around hopefully all of the women leaders survived the market woman? or any of them still active? i guess i was hoping that one of them would have run for presidency considering there in the middle of a campaign right now.>> sar. it is fabulous, is already shaping into this - the football player is running again. in his running mate is charles taylor's wife. and his baby mama is also running. that is the one he had a baby with also running for president. against him. >> is she elected officia

carry 32 million passengers, a rise of 20%. >> that is almost it for us here on "daybreak asia." i'm to look at what is coming up. u.k., borisfrom the johnson for the leadership of theresa may. butveryone is backing her, george osborne saying she is a dead woman walking. rishaad: we will discuss that. also, from the university of hong kong, professor of european studies on the election over the weekend. macron has this landslide victory and the ability to govern unimpeded. biggest hotelhe groups in the world joins us and about 45 minutes. ♪ ♪ it as 9:00 a.m. in hong kong. i'm haidi lun. rishaad: i am rishaad salamat coming to you from bloomberg's asia headquarters in hong kong. this is "bloomberg markets: asia." ♪ haidi: tackett leading a should down as investors weigh the impact of the u.k. political drama, sterling paring losses after its biggest fall in a month. rishaad: theresa may clinging to power by embracing bitter ri

carry me away, dwayne. >> in that moment you're a cloud. >> that's it. >> i want to get picked up by dwayne johnson. >> nowsure. >> he has those feet. >> i've never seen his feet. >> the race of the century. michael phelps is going to take on a great white shark in the discovery channel's shark week special event. >> just when you thought shark week couldn't get better. >> 23 gold medals. do you go with him or a shark? >> nice! >> well, the shark doesn't need to win medals to prove that he is a good swimmer. >> right. >> a shark -- when they're on the attack can swim up to 25 miles per hour. but on average they swim about 6 miles per hour. >> what are they going to do? >> how fast does phelps go? >> he has gone as fast as 6 miles per hour. >> if the shark steps it up, he'll take off. >> one vegas betting site put up the odds. gambling site bovada. the shark as the heavy ten to one favorite. you bet $10 to win $1. sharks cruise at 5 miles per hour and phelps has been clocked at 6 miles per hour. >> we don't know the details of it. >> right. >> is there a cage that's separating them? >> i don't know. i hope

carry me away, duane. >> in that moment, you're a cloud. >> that's it. >> i want to get picked up by duane johnson. >> that> he's huge, too. and he has flipper feet, which is crazy. >> i've never seen his feet. >> the race of the century. michael phelps is going to take on a great white shark in the discovery channel "shark week" event. >> just when you thought "shark week" couldn't get any better. 23 gold medals, 2 silver, and a bronze. do you go with him or the shark? >> the shark doesn't need to win medals to prove he's a good swimmer. >> a shark, when they're on the attack can swim up to 25 miles per hour. but on average, they swim about 6 miles per hour. >> how fast does phelps go? >> he goes as fast as 6 miles per hour. >> okay. >> if the shark steps it up, he's going to take off. >> one vegas betting site put the odds out. gambling site bovada. has the shark a 10/1 favorite. sharks, like we said, could get about 21 miles per hour. and phelps has been clocked at 6 miles per hour. >> we don't know the details of it. is there a cage? >> i don't know. i hope so. loser gets eaten. >> are you going to pul

would allow concealed carry permits from other states to be legal in the district of columbia, particularly for congressmen. and congressman welch will join us. "usa today's" kevin johnson will talk about his report on the need for more security personnel at federal maximum security prisons. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. >>> at a senate appropriations subcommittee here on the 2018 budget request for the national institutes of health, director dr. francis collins talked about the work in diabetes, alzheimer's, cystic fibrosis, cancer research, and opioid addiction. this is two hours.